Announcements

Land use law continues to undergo significant changes, and the related regulatory maze continues to grow increasingly complex. To help attorneys deal with these developments, the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) this month will present a seminar titled 2004 Land Use Update.
The program will take place on Wednesday, June 9 from...

The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America this month has scheduled a pair of CLE seminars focusing on employment-related issues.
On Tuesday, June 15, the chapter will present a session titled Immigration Compliance.
The program will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the East Bank Club, 500 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago....

The CLE seminar ADR & IP Disputes will be offered in three locations this month by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
The sessions will take place on Friday, June 11 at the PBI Conference Center, 5080 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA; on Wednesday, June 16 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, Juniper Street, Philadelphia, and on Friday,...

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Business Law and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) early next month will conduct their General Counsel Forum: Surveying the Changing Corporate Landscape, an ABA Presidential Showcase Program.
The event will take place on Thursday and Friday, June 3 and 4 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC....

The Boston Bar Association (BBA) will conduct its 14th Annual Bankruptcy Court Bench Meets Bar Conference, under the theme Bankruptcy Court Practice 2004, on Thursday, May 13.
The conference will take place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Omni Parker House Hotel, 14th Floor, 60 School Street, Boston, followed by a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Registration...

The Boston Bar Association (BBA) on Wednesday, May 12 will present a CLE seminar titled Internal Investigations and Mutual Funds.
This seminar will address two closely related sets of time issues: the conduct of internal corporate investigations and the investigative focus of the raft of federal and state investigations dominating the mutual find industry...

The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America and the firm of Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.A. this month are planning a CLE seminar titled Complex Legal and Ethical Issues Facing In-House Employment Counsel.
The program is scheduled for Friday, May 14 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at The Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, New...

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP and Marsh Inc. last month presented a CLE seminar titled Maximizing Your Company's Insurance Assets: Hot Topics in D&O, EPL, E&O, and Property Insurance Recovery on behalf of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association.
The session took place on April 22 at the Somerset Marriott in Somerset, NJ.
The panel of...

The DuPont Company has honored nine members of the DuPont Primary Law Firm Network and three legal service providers with 2003 Challenge Awards. The presentation of the awards took place at DuPont's recent annual meeting.
The 2003 Challenge Award Winners have distinguished themselves as some of the best among an already elite group of DuPont Primary Law...

Hot Topics in Labor and Employment Law for In-House Counsel is the title of a CLE seminar scheduled this month by the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association.
The program will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Madison Hotel, One Convent Road, Morristown, NJ.
Speakers for the morning seminar will be Martin W. Aron, co-chair of...

The firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP has scheduled four programs this month in its continuing series of breakfast CLE seminars on issues of interest to in-house attorneys. Each morning session runs from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
The upcoming programs, for which no registration fee is charged, will be presented on the following schedule:...

FindLaw will present a pair of seminars this month for the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America.
On Thursday, May 20, FindLaw will present Direct Marketing 2004: Legal Update and Strategies.
Speakers at this program will be Lisa Rovinsky, formerly with the Coca-Cola Company; Steve Cone, Citigroup; Linda Goldstein,...

The New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association (NJCCA) this month will hold its Annual Cocktail reception.
The event will take place on Thursday, May 13 at the Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown, NJ.
The Annual Cocktail Reception, featuring open bar, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, jazz music and opportunities for networking, will take place from 6 to 8:30...

Control Risks Group will conclude its Spring 2004 Breakfast Briefing Series this month with a New York City seminar.
On Tuesday, May 25, Control Risks is offering Risks and Realities of Doing Business in China. Incredible potential in China has attracted increasing foreign direct investment, and companies are flocking to establish physical operations or...

The Pro Bono Partnership this month has scheduled a workshop titled Lobbying and Political Activities for Nonprofit Organizations.
The program will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the offices of Prudential Financial, Gateway III Building, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ.
The speakers will be Richard S. Hobish, executive director,...

The Lawyers Alliance for New York (LANY), a leading provider of pro bono services to New York City's nonprofit organizations, has scheduled its 35th Annual Gala for Thursday, June 10.
The event, which will honor New York State Banking Superintendent Diana Taylor and MetLife General Counsel James Lipscomb, will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the...

The Fund for Modern Courts, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice in New York State, has scheduled its 2004 John J. McCloy Memorial Award dinner for Monday, May 17.
This year's awardee is Roy L. Reardon, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Named in honor of John J. McCloy, who served as...

Corporate Governance & Beyond was the theme of a full-day DELVACCA CLE Symposium for In-House Counsel co-sponsored by DuPont Legal and its Primary Law Firms and Service Providers on Friday, April 16 at the Union League of Philadelphia.
Included in six informative sessions were presentations and panels that addressed corporate governance accountability...

The firm of Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. last month presented a CLE seminar titled How to Identify and Protect Your Company's Intellectual Property, a session aimed at showing corporate attorneys how to protect what has been described as a company's most valuable asset.
The session took place on April 22 at the Sills Cummis offices, One...

In response to increased demands by employers and recruiters for highly qualified corporate counsel job candidates, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCA) has announced the launch of a new and improved interactive job board effective May 1.
By visiting, employers and recruiters can use Inhouse Jobline to reach the largest audience of in-house...

The firm of Zetlin & DiChiara LLP and Marsh this month are planning a conference titled Security and Terrorism: Evolving Standards for the Design, Construction and Real Estate Industries Post 9/11.
The conference, co-sponsored by The Real Estate Board of New York, the New York Building Congress, and The American Institute of Architects/New York State...

The New York State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Section is about to go to press with the second edition of a brochure titled How Companies Can Prevent Legal Problems and Save Legal Expenses.
First published in 1998, the new edition of this 19-page brochure will reflect current issues, including the impact and implications of Sarbanes-Oxley,...

Both new and seasoned corporate attorneys will find something of interest to them at the 2nd Annual Corporate Counsel University: The Basics of In-House Counseling being offered this month by the Association of Corporate Counsel.
The conference will take place Sunday through Tuesday, May 16-18 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel in Dallas, TX. Sessions will run...

The Association of Corporate Counsel-Europe has scheduled its Annual Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, June 21 and 22 at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre, Prague, The Czech Republic. The meeting will be conducted under the theme Bridging an Enlarged Europe.
The opening panel on Monday will be the Chair's Forum - Corporate Governance: What Every In-...